Exactly a year ago, in Ellesburg, Washington, Macey Dunn and Reagan Perez had their lives upended. The Central Washington University rugby team they played for had been eliminated by university administration without any notice. They both transferred to Quinnipiac for a fresh start. Two weeks ago, gathered with their teammates in a conference room in…
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Inside the divide of a university and its town Quinnipiac University and the town of Hamden share more than just a border. With thousands of students entering the area each year, the relationship between the university and the surrounding community plays a significant role in shaping both campus life and the town itself. As Quinnipiac…
At Quinnipiac University The Office of Inclusive Excellence does not feel like a political battlefield. Inside, free snacks and relaxing music create a stillness that invites visitors to exhale. In the high-stress ecosystem of a modern university, critics often misunderstand the work within these walls as a political project. However, the labor in Hamden looks…
If you’re an American and had any dial on these past Winter Olympic Games, then you saw what was going on with our hockey teams. According to the Seton Hall Sports Poll, twice as many people were geared up to watch the Olympics in Milan than in Beijing. Ice hockey was the sport with the…
They say “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” That is the statement that reigns true for Prince’s Hot Chicken in Nashville, Tennessee, the original home of hot chicken. Hot chicken has become a phenomenon in the United States, and is popular for its taste and mysterious beginnings. “It’s a really funny story actually…the…
Quinnipiac University is an ever-changing campus, with each passing year it seems like the school takes on a new construction project. The Quinnipiac of ten years ago would be almost unrecognizable today. Mount Carmel Campus is constantly developing into something new, whether that change is positive or negative is up for debate. It’s a give and…
Launching a club at Quinnipiac can be scary for students. They must garner interest, go through the application process and then wait for the university to approve. After that, it’s the student that has to search for funds to keep their passion project up and running. One of Quinnipiac’s newest clubs, Crafting at QU, is…
How a former professional soccer player with a doctorate found purpose, identity and belonging in Hamden On a fall afternoon at the Quinnipiac University soccer field in Hamden, Connecticut, the turf is slowly waking up. The sun hits the turf at an angle that flattens every blade of grass. Players shuffle through warmups, trainers haul equipment and music plays from the stadium speakers.…
University originally nixed the group for its ties to Pro-Palestinian national organization
A promised expansive gym facility on Quinnipiac University’s North Haven Campus never made it off the blueprints, leaving students frustrated with the current, much smaller facility.